Significant and ongoing expenses for cancer diagnosis, treatments, and related services. While basic medicare helps, my limited SS income, inadequate savings, and absence of other assets poses a big challenge.
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More good news to report. Bernie's most recent PET-CT scan from 5/10/24 showed no new lesions. The primary right lung mass remains largely unchanged, and no suspicious masses or abnormal areas appear in the abdomen, head or neck. The oncologist says we're entering a "maintenance phase" and removing the chemo drugs from the regimen, while keeping the immuno infusions going.
Dad is no longer anemic and has put on a few lbs in the past month. Blood pressure is in a good range. Bernie's pals in the apt complex say that his demeanor is more consistently positive and less irritable. Yay!
We thank all of you for your support and well wishes.
xoxo, Doug and Jeff
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Good news from the recent PET-CT scan! To summarize, Bernie's body was scanned from head to mid-thigh with the diagnostic goal of comparing tissue and organs to late October. The brain did not reveal any suspicious lesions, nor was unusual activity seen in the base of skull or neck. Abdomen and pelvis look healthy. The largest cancerous mass in upper right lung stayed the same size / shape. Smaller lobes did not show appreciable change. No new suspicious lesions or nodules were found.
Hence, the medical recommendation is to proceed with cycles 3 and 4 in very similar fashion as before. There could be micro-adjustments as we learn more from ongoing blood testing. His oncologist says that 'short of remission, this is really positive news'.
Kudos to Doug for walking side by side with dad.
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Early January 2024:
The carrier port is in my chest and treatments have started. The young fellow is a violinist and musical therapist at Miami Cancer Institute.
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